Village Council to Hold Public Hearing on Beach-Related $6m Bond Referendum

Friday, March 16th at 2:30pm

BHA's Association Center

The Village Council will hold a public hearing on Friday, March 16th at 2:30pm during its regular monthly meeting to discuss the proposed $6m bond referendum for the coastal storm damage reduction project. The meeting will be held at BHA's Association Center.

CLICK HERE to view the poster produced by the Village that describes the project. Copies of the poster are also hanging at Village Hall and the Association Center.

Village of BHI to Hold Public Hearing on Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

Friday, March 16th at 2:30pm

BHA's Association Center

Also at its regular March meeting, the Village Council will hold a public hearing to update the flood damage prevention ordinance in order for the new flood insurance rate map to become effective and stay in compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program.
CLICK HERE to view the hearing's public notice.

BHA NEWS/EVENTS

We Want to Hear from You!

Bald Head Association is interested in receiving feedback from property owners on two of its communication vehicles - the new BHAMobile app (bhamobile.com) and the web site (baldheadassociation.com). Please consider responding to this four-question survey, which should take less than five minutes to complete.

Join friends and neighbors for the next Island-wide litter sweep on Saturday, March 31st from 11am - 1pm. Meet at the Fire Station and pick up bags, gloves and grabbers then pick a portion of the Island to clean. Prizes for the most unusual litter found.

Mark your calendar now for shag dance lessons on April 5th, 12th and 19th to be held at the Association. More information coming next week!

Sponsored by BHA's Socialization, Education and Recreation Committee.

Vet Clinic

Wednesday, April 11th

8:45am - 1:30pm

Fire Station

Dr. Audra Rickman from Four Paws Animal Hospital will be back on the Island for the next Vet Clinic on Wednesday, April 11th from 8:45am - 1:30pm. The clinic will be held at the Fire Station. Call Dr. Rickman's office now at 910-457-7387 to make an appointment.

The BHI Conservancy will continue its lecture series with a presentation on visually documenting World War II off the coast of North Carolina. John McCord of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute will discuss imaging the battle of the Atlantic on Thursday, March 16th at the BHI Club.

Cocktails will begin at 5:30pm (cash bar) and the speaker will begin at 6pm. Dinner will be at 7pm.

The Village Council's next regular meeting will be on Friday, March 16th at the Association Center. The work session will start at 9:30am and the regular meeting begins at 2:30pm.

BHI property owners are highly encouraged to attend this meeting as it will be an opportunity to hear about and speak on two issues of critical importance to the Island - the proposed bond
referendum on coastal storm damage reduction and the change to the flood damage prevention ordinance, which is a step toward certification of the new flood rate maps.

The 2018 BADWATER Cape Fear Ultramarathon is coming next weekend, with the race beginning at 7:45am at Old Baldy on Saturday. There are over 200 registered runners from six countries and 28 American states, districts or territories who will run either the 50km or 51-mile courses.

Plans are moving along for the big bicycle collection day planned by the Village Chapel in cooperation with the Bicycle Man Project in Fayetteville, a NC non-profit that collects, repairs and restores used bicycles for underprivileged children in five area counties. Bikes that are too old to be restored will be taken apart and used for parts.
Chapel volunteers will be on hand at the old tent site in the Harbour on Saturday, March 31st from 8am until noon to collect your used bicycles, no mattered how old and battered. If you can't make it that day to drop off your bikes, contact Darryl Early
(darryl early @msn.com ) or Steve McCoy (
smccoy1110@gmail.com) to arrange for a pick-up. All donors will receive a coupon from Island Hardware for 10% off the price of a new bike plus free assembly. If you have questions, contact Gayle Sanders (
gaylesanders@mail.com) or Anne Rex (
anne.e.rex@hotmail.com).

BHI Community Blood Drive

Tuesday, March 27th; 10am-2pm

BHA's Association Center

The annual BHI Community Blood Drive in honor of long-time property owner Ray Webb will be held on Tuesday, March 27th from 10am - 2pm at the Association Center. For an appointment to donate blood, contact Chris Webb at 910-231-8065 or
webb8636@bellsouth.net.

You can see all of the upcoming events in chronological order on the "Events" portion of our website. Visit the website at www.baldheadassociation.com and click on "Events" at the top of the page, or just access the Community Calendar through the link below:

Also, if you're looking for information about how to get ARC and the Village of BHI required approvals for tree work on your property, give us a call at 910-457-4676 ext 22 . BHA is happy to serve and cooperate with its members to maintain and preserve the beauty of Bald Head Island for all to enjoy.

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